1 kg white chards

100 grams flour

2 eggs

100 gr bread crumbs

80 grams grated parmesan cheese

half tsp grated nutmeg

salt and pepper

Boil the white chard cut into pieces in salted water for 20 minutes. Drain and let cool down.

Chop them finely. Mix all ingredients until it is smooth but firm (if necessary add some flour or reduce the quantity indicated).

Take some small portion of the mixture and roll them with you hands (use flour otherwise the mixture will stick) to obtain the shape as shown in picture.

Put them on a clean cloth dusted with flour.

Bring water to a boil. Add 1 tbs of salt and pour gently the pasta into the boiling water. Once they come to the surface they are ready and just need to be serve with the sauce of your preference.

Great with butter and grated parmesan but also with Tomato Sauce and/or Bolognaise Sauce.

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6 persone / Serves 6

1h 30 mins

250 gr quinoa / 250 grams quinoa

2 zucchine / 2 zucchinis

3 cipollotti / 3 spring onions

100 gr ricotta / 100 grams ricotta cheese

2 uova /  2 eggs

1 cucchiaio di farina / 1 tbs flour

2 cucchiai di olio d’oliva / 2 tbs olive oil

Sale e pepe / salt and pepper

Facoltativo / at tour choice:

½ cucchiaino curcuma o zafferano / half tsp turmeric or saffron

1 cucchiaino origano / 1 tsp oregan

100 gr semi di sesamo / 100 grams seasme seed

Cuocere la quinoa come da indicazioni.

Boil the quinoa as per instructions.

Tritare i cipollotti e soffriggerli.

Chop finely the onions and fry them in a pan.

Tagliare le zucchine e julienne e aggiungerle alle cipolle.

Stick the zucchini and add them to the onions.

Cuocere per circa 10 minuti. Salare, pepare e far raffreddare.

Fry them for 10 minutes circa. Season with salt and pepper. Cool down.

In un recipiente mettere le zucchine saltate. Unire tutti gli altri ingredienti (escluso i semi di sesamo) e impasatre.

In a container put the cooled zucchini. Add all other ingredients excluding the sesame seeds and knead.

Dividere il composto in 12 (o 6 se li volete più grossi) parti e formare gli hamburger. Panarli con i semi di sesamo. E cuocere in forno caldo (200° C) per circa 20 minuti. Servire a piacere.

Divide the mixture into 12 (or 6 if you want them bigger) balls and make the hamburger. Coat them with the sesame seeds. Cook them in hot oven (200° C), for 20 minutes. Serve.

Quesadillas

flour tortillas as per recipe below: http://eatwithmarco.com/en/tortillas/

400 gr grated Gouda or Monterey Jack cheese

50 gr sliced and preserved jalapenos

3 tbs vegetable oil

Oil a pan with a couple of drops of oil and heat it up.

Roll the dough to a round of 20/25 cm diameter.

Put into the pan. Fill in half of the tortilla iwth some cheese and the jalapenos. Close the tortilla into a half-moon. Cook both sides for 3/4 minutes and medium-high heat.

This is the basic version but you can fill them in as you like (add anything you like, such as cooked chicken, grilled vegetables, etc).

Zucchini Stuffed with Feta Cheese

4 zucchine tonde / 4 round zucchini

300 gr feta / 300 gr feta cheese

200 gr pomodorini / 200 gr cherry tomatoes

3 filetti d’acciuga / 3 anchovy fillets

20 capperi / 20 capers

3 cucchiai di pane grattugiato / 3 tbs breadcrumbs

2 cucchiai di parmigiano grattugiato / 2 tbs shaved parmesan

3 cucchiai olio d’oliva / 3 tbs olive oil

Pulire le zucchine e scavare la polpa.

Clean the zucchini and take the meat out.

Scaldare l’olio in una pentola e unire le acciughe.

Heat the olive oil in a pan and add the anchovies. 

Quando sono sciolte, unire la polpa delle zucchine e i capperi. Cuocere per 7/8 minuti a fuoco vivace.

The anchovies melted, add the zucchini meat and the capers. Simmer for 7/8 minutes high heat.

Unire i pomodorini tagliati a metà. Cuocere per altri 7/8 minuti e mettere da parte.

Add the tomatoes halved. Simmer for other 7/8 minutes. Set aside.

Nel frattempo cuocere le zucchine svuotate a secco in forno  caldo (200°) per 15 minuti. O alternativamente n abbondante acqua salata per 10 minuti.

Meanwhile cook the emptied zucchini in the hot oven (200°C) for 15 minutes or aternatively boil them in boiling salted water, for 10 minutes.

Aggiungere al composto di zucchine il formaggio, il parmigiano e la feta sbriciolata.

Add to the zucchini mixture, the parmesan, the breadcrumbs and the feta chese crumbled.

Farcire con questo composto le zucchine e cuocere in forno per 30 minuti a 190°-200° finché non saranno ben gratinati. Servire.

Fill the zucchini in with this mixture. Put in a  baking pan and cook for 30 minutes in hot oven (190°-200°), until golden brown. Serve.